Names That Mean Lord

Another name for the Hindu god Vishnu or Krishna, pronounced with a soft "sh" sound in the middle. It is also a fairly common surname in India, also spelled Keshavan.

A rare but on-trend unisex name with roots in Bulgarian and Malay.

Like the original spelling Micah, more parents each year are considering this name for girls.

More manageable than the Jebediahs and Jedidiahs, this name of several biblical characters would make an interesting, undiscovered Old Testament choice.

An epithet of the god Shiva in Hindu tradition.

An epithet of Lord Vishnu in Hindu legend.

Archaic Welsh name, scarcely heard today. Often referred to as the Welsh variation of Edward, although the two names are not related.

Modern Hebrew spelling (and pronunciation) of the biblical Jedidiah, another name of King Solomon.

A variation of Jotham, an Old Testament name.

Uroš was derived from the Hungarian root úr, meaning "lord." It is primarily used in Serbia, but ranks in the Slovenian Top 100 as well.

Striking Sanskrit name that could easily cross cultures.

Most commonly used in Russia, this Slavic name is also spelled Wsewolod.

Diminutive of Welsh Maredudd, the original (masculine) form of Meredith.

Cornish form of Griffin

A dashing name used mainly in India with one of the best meanings around.

Beelzebub was a god formerly worshipped in Ekron, but has been adapted by Ibrahimic religions to be synonymous with Satan.

The original Russian name is Natalia, the French say Natalie or Noel or Noelle, and the Italians use this gender-neutral name. While Natale and its international cousins is traditionally given to babies born at Christmas time, it's certainly not reserved for that.

Variant of Gruffudd and Griffith, currently in the UK Top 1000, though predominantly used in Wales only.

Hrisihikesh (the first H is silent) is another name for Lord Vishnu. Musician Hrishikesh Hirway is the creator of the popular podcast Song Exploder. The internationally-friendly short form is Hrishi, pronounced like Rishi.